Stasiland
Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
Ranked #4 in Berlin, Ranked #9 in The Cold War — see more rankings.
In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell; shortly afterwards the two Germanies reunited, and East Germany ceased to exist. In a country where the headquarters of the secret police can become a museum literally overnight, and one in 50 East Germans were informing on their countrymen and women, there are a thousand stories just waiting to get out. Anna Funder tells extraordinary tales from the underbelly of the former East Germany - she meets Miriam, who as a 16-year-old might have started World War III, visits the man who painted the line which became the Berlin Wall and gets drunk with the legendary... more
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Will Storr What Stasiland does really well, is it shows that these aren’t just arguments. That these people believed these views to the roots of their souls. (Source)
Hester Vaizey A collection of stories about people whose lives have been affected by the Stasi. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Stasiland is ranked in the following categories:
- #30 in Communism
- #85 in European History
- #10 in German History
- #66 in Modern History
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